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As the day went on after the bombshell indictment, Democrats began bailing on their legally troubled colleague. The indictment said Menendez used his position to help the business executives as well. The indictment includes cinematic, almost comical details about the payoffs Menendez is said to have accepted. Some of the cash was stashed in jackets that were embroidered with the words "Robert Menendez" or "Senator Menendez." At one point, the indictment said, Menendez did a Google search for "kilo of gold price."

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So from that perspective, if I’m DOJ, I’d much rather have a Miami jury pool than a Fort Pierce jury pool,” he added. Given its sprawling geographic size, the district has five courthouses — in Key West, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach and Fort Pierce. “The bigger issue is going to become, can the Fort Pierce courtroom handle this case? “And if they send it to Miami, how are they going to get the jurors there because technically it’s not a Miami case." In St. Lucie, home to Fort Pierce, he won by only 50.4%, but Republicans have continued to gain ground there, and Florida Gov.

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☆ Pro-Trump protester Ray Epps set to plead guilty to Jan. 6 disorderly conduct charge
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Ray Epps, in the red Trump hat, center, gestures to others as people gather on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Jan. 6, 2021. Ray Epps , the pro-Trump protester at the center of right-wing conspiracy theories about the government orchestrating the Capitol riot, plans to plead guilty Wednesday to a disorderly conduct charge related to his presence there, his attorney said. Epps, who is a former member of the right-wing Oath Keepers group, traveled to Washington, D.C., to protest the 2020 election results. In Monday's filing in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., Epps was charged with one count of knowingly engaging in "disorderly and disruptive conduct" with the "intent to impede and disrupt" the government's activity taking place Jan. 6. Epps' conduct "did in fact impede and disrupt the orderly conduct of Government business and official functions," U.S. Attorney Matthew Graves wrote in the two-page information.

Persons: Ray Epps, Epps, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Edward Ungvarsky, Mike Pence, Trump, James Boasberg, Tucker Carlson, Matthew Graves Organizations: U.S, Capitol, Washington , D.C, Electoral, NBC News, Trump, FBI, U.S . Department of Justice, Fox News, Government Locations: Washington ,, Washington

“That’s my initial reaction.”The hearing was focused on a request by two defendants to separate their cases not only from the larger racketeering trial but also from each other. At least two defendants in the Georgia racketeering case have their dates set – attorneys Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro – for Oct. 23. “You’ve got to consider the Georgia speedy trial statute,” says Amy Lee Copeland, former federal prosecutor and criminal defense lawyer in Savannah. “Chesebro and Powell demanded a speedy trial and, by statute, McAfee has to start the trial or start the jury empanelment. In 2014, she oversaw a 12-person racketeering case against a group of Atlanta teachers and principals who schemed to cheat on standardized tests, as well as a racketeering case last year against members of a street gang called Young Slime Life, which originally charged 28 people.

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It will be a more popular image than the Mona Lisa," said Laura Loomer, 30, a Republican former congressional candidate who mingled with other Trump supporters outside the jail on Thursday morning. In the Georgia case, Trump faces 13 felony counts including racketeering, which is typically used to target organized crime, for pressuring state officials to reverse his election loss and setting up an illegitimate slate of electors to undermine the formal congressional certification of Biden's victory. Trump, 77, is due to enter a plea in the Georgia case on Sept. 5 and has pleaded not guilty in the other three other cases. Trump has agreed to post $200,000 bond and accepted bail conditions that would bar him from threatening witnesses or his 18 co-defendants in the Georgia case. 'I'M APPALLED'About a dozen Trump supporters, some holding flags, gathered outside the jail awaiting his arrival.

Persons: Donald Trump, Evelyn Hockstein, Trump, Joe Biden, Al Capone, Frank Sinatra, Mona Lisa, Laura Loomer, Fani Willis, Rudolph Giuliani, Jenna Ellis, Attorney Alvin Bragg, Jack Smith, Steve Sadow, Willis, Bragg, Bob Kunst, Trump's, Tucker Carlson, I've, Biden, Jack Queen, Andy Sullivan, Will Dunham, Scott Malone, Howard Goller Organizations: Fair, REUTERS, Rights, Republican, Democratic, Trump, Mafia, Manhattan, Attorney, Federal Aviation Administration, U.S . Justice Department, Republicans, . House, Miami Beach, U.S, Capitol, Authorities, Thomson Locations: Iowa, Des Moines , Iowa, U.S, Atlanta, Georgia, Manhattan, Fulton County, New York, Washington, Miami, Manhattan , Miami, Milwaukee

☆ Trump Will Be Booked in Atlanta
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Matthew Cullen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When Donald Trump is booked this evening on 13 state felony charges at a notorious jail in Georgia, it will be striking to see how the former president is treated. Trump for the first time will be required to pay bail, and he is expected to sit for a mug shot. Before arriving in Atlanta, Trump shook up his legal team. Often a dissatisfied client, Trump was said to have wanted a more “sophisticated” legal team, and he let go one of the lawyers who negotiated his $200,000 bond. Willis had sought an earlier start date after one of the defendants, Kenneth Chesebro, asked for a speedy trial.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, ”, Steve Sadow, Fani Willis, Willis, Kenneth Chesebro Locations: Georgia, Atlanta, Fulton County

Just before his visit to an Atlanta jail to be booked on 13 felony counts, Donald J. Trump has shaken up his Georgia legal defense team, adding Steve Sadow, a veteran criminal defense lawyer who has taken on a number of high-profile cases. Mr. Trump’s decision comes soon after one of his lawyers, Drew Findling, and his two other lawyers in Atlanta, Jennifer Little and Marissa Goldberg, negotiated a $200,000 bond for Mr. Trump, who is one of 19 defendants in a sweeping racketeering indictment charging them with engaging in a “criminal enterprise” that sought to overturn Mr. Trump’s 2020 election loss in Georgia. Mr. Findling is unlikely to be kept on, according to a person familiar with the matter, while Ms. Little will be retained. On Thursday, Mr. Trump is expected to surrender at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, where he is likely to be fingerprinted, photographed and have his weight recorded, the protocol for all criminal defendants in the county.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Steve Sadow, Trump’s, Drew Findling, Jennifer Little, Marissa Goldberg, Findling, Little Organizations: Jail Locations: Atlanta, Georgia, Fulton

☆ Donald Trump to surrender in Atlanta in fourth criminal case brought against ex-president this year
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Devan Cole | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Washington CNN —Former President Donald Trump will surrender on Thursday to be booked on more than a dozen charges stemming from his efforts to reverse Georgia’s 2020 election results, the fourth time this year the former president has faced criminal charges. Trump is expected to travel from his Bedminster, New Jersey, golf club to Atlanta to turn himself in at the notorious Fulton County jail. And earlier this month, Trump was placed under arrest in Washington, DC, and arraigned on charges brought by Smith in his investigation into attempts to overturn the 2020 election. Trump falsely claimed victory after the 2020 election, and then tried to overturn the results in Georgia and other states. In a series of phone calls, he pressured Georgia election officials to help his efforts, including Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Drew Findling, Steven Sadow, Sadow, ”, Jack Smith’s, Smith, Fani Willis, Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, Jenna Ellis, John Eastman, Willis, Brad Raffensperger, Joe Biden’s, Mike Pence Organizations: Washington CNN, CNN, Fulton, Trump, Peach State, Electoral Locations: Bedminster , New Jersey, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, New York, Miami, Washington ,, Peach

☆ Drew Findling: Trump replaces top Georgia lawyer ahead of surrender
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Kristen Holmes | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Former President Donald Trump has replaced his top Georgia lawyer ahead of his surrender Thursday evening, sources tell CNN. “We look forward to the case being dismissed or, if necessary, an unbiased, open minded jury finding the president not guilty. Trump’s processing through the facility will likely be completed quickly because the former president and his lawyers negotiated his consent bond agreement ahead of Thursday. Trump agreed to a $200,000 bond and other release conditions, including not using social media to target the co-defendants and witnesses in the case. In June, he removed two of the top attorneys representing him in the federal indictment into his alleged mishandling of classified documents.

Persons: Donald Trump, Drew Findling, Steven Sadow, Sadow, ”, Trump, ” Sadow Organizations: CNN Locations: Georgia, Atlanta, Fulton County , Georgia

☆ Trump's Atlanta booking on RICO charges show why we need perp-walkable cities
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Trump's booking and arraignment in Atlanta will take weeks, which is way too long. In Atlanta, where the Fulton County district attorney charged Trump with an array of crimes for trying to overturn Georgia's 2020 election results, that same process is expected to take several weeks. It's 'lightning speed' for AtlantaTrump has said he'll go to Atlanta on Thursday where he'll be booked at the Fulton County jail, known locally as Rice Street, on 13 charges ranging from RICO — a racketeering charge — to illegally pressuring public officials. Fulton County Sheriffs install barricades outside the Fulton County Jail, making it even less walkable. AdvertisementAdvertisementYes, the district attorney's office, county court, and federal court are all nearby each other in downtown Atlanta.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Georgia's, he'll, —, Patrick Labat, Fani Willis, J.Tom Morgan, Morgan, Willis, Brendan McDermid, hasn't, arraignments, Ronald L, Carlson, Steve Buscemi, counterprotests, Jean Carroll, Ed Sheeran, Jeffrey Epstein, CHANDAN KHANNA, there's Organizations: Atlanta, Service, Trump, Atlanta Trump, Rice, Superior, Western Carolina University ., DA, Former U.S, Manhattan Criminal, REUTERS, Manhattan, New York Police Department, University of Georgia School of Law, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Trump Tower, Google, Fulton County Superior, Fulton County Sheriffs, Getty Locations: Atlanta, York, Wall, Silicon, Manhattan, Fulton County, New York, Fulton, DeKalb County, New York City, walkable, . Manhattan, America, Fulton County Superior Court, Fulton County's, Brooklyn

☆ Some former mobsters who were prosecuted by Rudy Giuliani are thrilled that the ex-Trump attorney got hit with RICO charges, mob lawyers say: report
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Rudy Giuliani gained notoriety as a prosecutor for going after New York City mafias in the 1980s. Recently, he was indicted on RICO charges — the same prosecutorial tool he used to take down mafias. A lawyer who represented prominent New York mobsters said his clients are "fucking thrilled." "I don't want to say the language, but they really ripped Rudy a new a------," he told the outlet. Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, who witnessed Giuliani's political rise in the city, also chimed in and told Politico that the indictment was "more than Shakespearean."

Persons: Rudy Giuliani, Giuliani, Donald Trump, Georgia's, Murray Richman, Genovese, Rudy, Jeffrey Lichtman, Gambino, John Gotti, Lichtman, Ted Goodman, Rudy Giuliani fearlessly, Murray Richmond, John Alite, Alite, Richman, Trump, — Rudy, Bill de Blasio, de Blasio Organizations: New York City mafias, New York mobsters, Service, Racketeer, La, La Cosa Nostra, Trump, Former New York, Politico Locations: New York City, Wall, Silicon, New York, La Cosa, Former New York City, Giuliani

☆ Trump may try to move the Fulton County criminal case to federal court. Here’s why
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Devan Cole | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The former president is also expected to try to move the case to federal court, according to multiple sources familiar with his legal team’s thinking. Successfully transferring their cases to federal court could provide some key advantages. Should the case actually go to trial in the federal court, Trump and Meadows or others could end up with a jury pool more sympathetic than the one they might get from around Atlanta, where the state courthouse for this case is based. Trump and Meadows could also argue in federal court that they are protected because their efforts were part of their official duties as president and White House chief of staff, respectively. He’s citing a federal law that allows civil action or criminal prosecution to be removed to federal court if the lawsuit or prosecution relates to conduct performed “under color” of a US office or agency.

Persons: Mark Meadows, Donald Trump, Georgia’s, Fani Willis, Trump, Willis –, “, ”, Andrew Fleischman, Meadows, Steve Vladeck, Clark Cunningham, ” Willis, Willis, Willis ’, ” He’s, Brad Raffensperger, Raffensperger, Steve Jones, Barack Obama, Rudy Giuliani –, –, ” Giuliani Organizations: CNN, White House, US, District of, Trump, CNN Supreme, University of Texas School of Law, Appeals, Georgia State University, White, Georgia, Staff, Meadows, “ Locations: Fulton County , Georgia, District of Georgia, Trump, Meadows, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia’s, Georgia, Fulton, Cobb County , Georgia, United States, New York

All are accused of running afoul of the state's Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations, or RICO, law. “You can tell a great story in your indictment, and you might be able to prove it. “The problem with RICO is that it takes a lot longer because there are so many more elements to it,” said Jerry Froelich, a Georgia criminal defense attorney and former prosecutor. In RICO cases, defendants are often loosely associated, making it easier for prosecutors to get them to "flip," or turn on one another. Georgia courts have upheld the law’s use in novel contexts that include Willis' successful prosecution of teachers who falsified scores on standardized tests.

Persons: Fani Willis, Donald Trump, Elijah, Democrat Joe Biden, ”, Harry Sandick, Trump, Willis, Jack Smith, Smith, Jerry Froelich, “, ’, Froelich, “ There’s, Willis ’, “ It’s, Jeffrey Cohen, Jack Queen, Noeleen Walder, Howard Goller Organizations: Fulton, REUTERS, Republican, Democrat, Trump, ”, Boston College, U.S ., Thomson Locations: Fulton County, Atlanta , Georgia, U.S, Georgia, New York

☆ The strengths and weaknesses of the Georgia election meddling case against Trump and his allies
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Tierney Sneed | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

“It’s a type of criminal liability that you can get in trouble for things that other people do,” said Ashleigh Merchant, a Georgia criminal defense attorney with experience in RICO cases. And she’ll be navigating around a federal prosecution of Trump for his 2020 election reversal schemes that has taken a much narrower approach. Here are the strengths and weaknesses of Willis’ strategy:Georgia’s sweeping RICO lawGeorgia’s version of a RICO law – which stands for Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act – is broader than the federal counterpart. Additionally, there is not much appellate case law around the state’s RICO statute, criminal defense attorneys in Georgia told CNN. There stands to be a significant overlap in evidence – including with testimony from some of the same witnesses – in the federal and Georgia cases.

Persons: Donald Trump, Fani Willis –, “, ”, Ashleigh Merchant, CNN Willis, Trump, Willis, Racketeer, Sandy Wallack, that’s, Trump's, Andrew Fleischman, Willis ’, ” Fleischman, Feedback Giuliani, he's, Mark Meadows, Steve Vladeck, Scott McAfee, –, ” Merchant, Jack Smith, Jack Smith’s, Smith, Trump’s, Clark Cunningham, ” Cunningham, It’s Organizations: CNN, Trump, Trump White House, state’s, Georgia, White House, CNN Supreme, University of Texas School of Law, Appeals, Georgia State University Locations: Fulton County, Atlanta, Georgia, Coffee County

☆ Trump being charged alongside 18 co-conspirators in Georgia RICO indictment, including Rudy Giuliani and Mark Meadows, means more chances for people to flip on him, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | Erin Snodgrass | Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Legal experts told Insider that some of them might flip on Trump and cooperate with the prosecution. "It's not surprising to see unindicted co-conspirators," Anna Cominsky, an associate professor of law and the director of the Criminal Defense Clinic at New York Law School, told Insider. She said that some unindicted co-conspirators will never be charged "for whatever reason, perhaps there they're not known. "The other reason why those individuals may not be charged is because they're cooperating," Cominsky said. "There are all kinds of reasons to do that," Tobias told Insider.

Persons: Donald Trump, It's, Anna Cominsky, isn't, Cominsky, —, Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, Scott Hall, Stephen Lee, Sarah Krissoff, Cozen O'Connor, Krissoff, haven't, Willis, Carl Tobias, Fani Willis, Trump's, Tobias, Tristan Snell, Jenna Ellis, Trump, she's, Snell, Ellis, Stan Twardy, Pitney, We've, Twardy Organizations: Trump, Service, Criminal Defense, New York Law School, Fulton County Republican, Southern, of, University of Richmond School of Law, Main Street Law, District of Locations: Wall, Silicon, Georgia, Fulton County, of New York, District of Connecticut

WASHINGTON, Aug 15 (Reuters) - The indictment of Former President Donald Trump for interfering in the 2020 presidential election in Georgia will be the biggest case of prosecutor Fani Willis' career, but it will not be her first contentious prosecution. “She’s not afraid of big cases,” said Gerald Griggs, a criminal defense attorney and president of the Georgia state conference of the NAACP. Willis worked from 2001 to 2018 in the Fulton County prosecutor's office, then won election as county prosecutor in 2020, defeating her former boss, Paul Howard. Willis campaigned on building leniency programs for some low-level offenders, but also adopted a hard line on violent crime and gang activity. “Anybody that thinks they can unleash insults from a podium and that’s going to shake Fani Willis is sorely mistaken."

Persons: Donald Trump, Fani Willis, Willis, Trump, She’s, ”, Gerald Griggs, “ She’s, Brian Kemp, Elijah Nouvelage Georgia's, Jeffery Lamar Williams, Young, Jay Abt, ” Abt, Kamala Harris, Paul Howard, Griggs, ” Griggs, Andrew Goudsward, Tom Hals, David Bario, Alistair Bell Organizations: NAACP, Republican, Democrat, Trump, Georgia, Fulton, REUTERS, South Atlanta Magazine, Black Panther Party, Howard University, Washington , D.C, Emory University School of Law, Thomson Locations: Georgia, Fulton County, overreach, Atlanta, Georgia's, Atlanta , Georgia, U.S, Washington ,, Washington, Wilimington , Delaware

☆ What is RICO, the law at the heart of Trump’s Georgia criminal case?
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Devan Cole | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The state law – which is commonly referred to as RICO – is similar to the federal version of the statue that targets so-called criminal enterprises. RELATED: Former President Donald Trump’s fourth indictment, annotated“Federal RICO is a very big deal. Georgia RICO is a different animal. “The point is, it’s used very aggressively there.”For Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, the law has been her calling card. Like the others, Giuliani is also charged under the Georgia RICO law.

Persons: Donald Trump, Donald Trump’s, it’s, ”, Kenneth White, Fani Willis, she’s, Young, ” Willis, “, Trump, Willis, Andrew Fleischman, Rudy Giuliani, Giuliani, ” Giuliani, CNN Willis, RICO Willis, Young Thug, Gang, Fulton Organizations: Washington CNN, Peach State, District of Columbia, Prosecutors, Trump, Georgia House, Senate, Southern, of, New York Times, CNN, CNN Willis ’, Atlanta Public School Locations: Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, Peach, Fulton County , Georgia, State of Georgia, Arizona , Michigan, Nevada , New Mexico , Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, District, Pennsylvania , Michigan, Arizona, Wisconsin , Arizona, of New York, Washington

☆ Live updates: The latest news on Trump and the Fulton County, Georgia, election case
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Aditi Sangal | Mike Hayes | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Fani Willis, the Fulton County district attorney, in Atlanta on August 30, 2022. Audra Melton/The New York Times/ReduxFani Willis had only been in office as Fulton County district attorney for a day when former President Donald Trump phoned Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger urging him to “find” votes to overturn the 2020 presidential election results on Jan. 2, 2021. She had campaigned on the premise of restoring integrity to the Fulton County district attorney’s office, was elected after ousting six-term incumbent Paul Howard and inherited a stack of backlogged cases from her predecessor. According to a South Atlanta Magazine profile, she worked in the private sector for five years before becoming assistant district attorney for Fulton County in 2001. Read more about the district attorney here.

Persons: Fani Willis, Audra Melton, Donald Trump, Brad Raffensperger, Paul Howard, Fulton County’s, Donald Trump’s, Young Thug, Willis, “, ” Willis, Read Organizations: New York Times, Georgia, Howard University, Emory School of Law, South Atlanta Magazine, Atlanta Public School Locations: Fulton County, Atlanta, Georgia, California, Washington, DC

☆ Takeaways from Judge Chutkan’s contentious first hearing in the Trump 2020 election case
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-12 | by ( Tierney Sneed | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

As the presiding judge, Chutkan will play a major role in shaping the proceedings in the lead-up to and during the trial. A major throughline of the hearing was her insistence that Trump’s 2024 political campaign could not override the administration of justice in the case. This case is going to proceed in a normal order,” Chutkan said. But many of her rulings regarding the protective order fell in the prosecutors’ favor. Trump’s lawyers were arguing that other individuals, including volunteers, should be able to work through evidence to assist Trump in the case.

Persons: Tanya Chutkan, Jack Smith, Donald Trump, Trump, Chutkan, Smith, Aileen Cannon, Prosecutors, ”, John Lauro, “, Trump’s, …, Lauro, ” Chutkan Organizations: CNN, Trump, Justice Department, Justice, Capitol Locations: Florida, Washington

☆ With an Array of Tactics, Conservatives Seek to Oust Progressive Prosecutors
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-12 | by ( J. David Goodman | More About J. David Goodman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When he was elected district attorney in Nueces County in 2016, Mark A. Gonzalez stood out even among a growing class of progressive Democratic prosecutors: a former criminal defense attorney with tattoos across his body, including one reading “Not Guilty,” whose name appeared in a Texas state police database of registered gang members. Once deemed “the most unlikely D.A. in America,” Mr. Gonzalez was one of the first prosecutors in Texas to encourage police to ticket people, rather than arrest them, for a range of minor offenses. He made his office friendlier to defense lawyers. The removal effort is one front in an expanding campaign by conservatives across the country to limit the power of Democratic prosecutors who have promised to reform the criminal justice system, or else to oust the prosecutors altogether.

Persons: Mark A, Gonzalez, ” Mr Organizations: Democratic, Republican Locations: Nueces County, Texas, America

☆ 'Survival jobs,' ex-careers and side hustles: How Hollywood writers are making ends meet 100 days into the strike
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Jennifer Liu | In Jljenniferliu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Members of the Writers Guild of America have been on strike for 100 days, and writers are getting creative to keep striking even longer. The last WGA strike, which started in 2007, lasted for 100 days and led to 37,700 lost jobs and a $2.1 billion blow to the California economy, according to the Milken Institute, an economic think tank. Many writers, including Kyra Jones, a TV writer in Los Angeles, saw the piece as an intimidation tactic. 'Survival jobs' and new pathsEarning a living during the strike isn't as easy as applying to any job. Brandi Nicole is a TV writer in LA and Memphis.

Persons: Kyra Jones, we're, " Jones, Jones, they're, she's, Chisa Hutchinson, she'll, Gili, I've, Brandi Nicole, Nicole, Brown, She's Organizations: Writers Guild of America, WGA, Alliance, Television Producers, Milken Institute, CNBC, Hulu, ABC, Northwestern University, University of Delaware, Showtime, Humanitas Locations: California, Los Angeles, Northwestern, New York City, LA, Memphis

☆ Trump likely to face gag order after he targeted Pence, Jack Smith online, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

"I think a gag order is likely, I'm just not sure if it will be enforced," former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani told CNBC. "A lot of the judges that I've seen cover these types of political cases, they've been all bark, no bite," he said. Indeed, Trump's political operation has heavily featured the indictments in its fundraising pitches and in other campaign messages. "Maybe, but you have to be willing to enforce that gag order." "However, the need to protect that information does not require a blanket gag order over all documents produced by the government."

Persons: Donald Trump, Sam Wolfe, Neama Rahmani, I've, they've, Norm Eisen, Matthew Galluzzo, Galluzzo, Joshua Ritter, " Ritter, Ritter, Jack Smith, Fani Willis, Trump, Manhattan DA Alvin, Tanya Chutkan, Rahmani, Smith, —, Koch, RINO, Trump's Organizations: U.S, Republican, Reuters, Trump, White, CNBC, United Democracy Center, Manhattan DA, Super, Name, Department of, DOJ, Manhattan Locations: Columbia , South Carolina, U.S, New York, Los Angeles, Fulton County, China, Miami

☆ Eight Months Pregnant and Arrested After False Facial Recognition Match
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-06 | by ( Kashmir Hill | More About Kashmir Hill | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

After being charged in court with robbery and carjacking, Ms. Woodruff was released that evening on a $100,000 personal bond. The ordeal started with an automated facial recognition search, according to an investigator’s report from the Detroit Police Department. Ms. Woodruff is the sixth person to report being falsely accused of a crime as a result of facial recognition technology used by police to match an unknown offender’s face to a photo in a database. All six people have been Black; Ms. Woodruff is the first woman to report it happening to her. “And it’s happening anyway.”On Thursday, Ms. Woodruff filed a lawsuit for wrongful arrest against the city of Detroit in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

Persons: Woodruff, ”, Clare Garvie Organizations: Detroit Police Department, Detroit’s, Police, National Association of Criminal Defense, Eastern, Eastern District of Locations: Wayne, Detroit, U.S, Eastern District, Eastern District of Michigan

☆ US District Judge Tanya Chutkan has been assigned to Trump's indictment. Here's what to know about her.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The United States District Court judge assigned to oversee the case is Tanya Chutkan. She's the only DC judge who has sentenced J6 rioters to longer sentences than prosecutors requested. So, who is Judge Chutkan? Chutkan went to George Washington University in Washington, DC, for her bachelor's degree. The office of Judge Chutkan did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

Persons: Donald Trump, Tanya Chutkan, Chutkan, Boies, Schiller, Flexner, Obama, Matthew Mazzocco, Trump, Biden, Anna Cominsky, Cominsky, Judge Chutkan Organizations: United States, Service, George Washington University, University of Pennsylvania Law School, District of Columbia Public Defender Service, Flexner LLP, Court, District of Columbia, District of, NBC News, Capitol, ABC News, weaponized Department of Justice, Criminal Defense, New York Law School, Trump, Washington Post Locations: Wall, Silicon, Washington ,, Kingston , Jamaica, District, District of Columbia, trier

☆ Trump's 3rd indictment is a winnable case — but it won't be a slam dunk, former federal prosecutors say
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

"I think this is very winnable, but it's not the slam dunk that the documents case is," Neama Rahmani, President of West Coast Trial Lawyers and a former federal prosecutor, said, referring to one of Trump's other federal indictments. Trump's January 6 trial is likely to be more reliant on witness testimony than his classified documents case. In that case, prosecutors have surveillance footage, phone records, and even an audio recording of Trump discussing the classified documents in question to help bolster their case. Brandon Bell/Getty ImagesA prosecutorial path forwardSmith, however, may already be laying the groundwork to get ahead of some of the challenges in the case, Rahmani said. "These are federal charges," Rahmani said of the classified documents indictment and the January 6 case against Trump.

Persons: Jack Smith, Donald Trump, it's, Rahmani, Trump, Stormy Daniels, Donald Trump Alex Brandon, Anna Cominsky, Sarah Krissoff, Cozen O'Connor, Krissoff, Smith, Trump's, Brandon Bell, Tanya S Organizations: Trump, Capitol Riot, Prosecutors, Service, West, Criminal Defense, New York Law School, Southern, of, Department, Former U.S Locations: Wall, Silicon, Lago, Florida, Manhattan, United States, of New York, Washington , DC

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